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Fernández heads across River Plate to meet Lacalle Pou

20-11-2020 13:07 President Alberto Fernández crossed the River Plate on Thursday to meet up with his Uruguayan colleague Luis Lacalle Pou in the first meeting between the two leaders since the latter’s inauguration on March 1.

The show must go on(line)

10-11-2020 15:11 Since our lives were turned upside down by Covid-19, I have benefitted from artists, musicians and comedians who have made their work available to the wider world on YouTube. Starting Wednesday, the Festival Internacional de Colonia will do the same.

by Robert Cox

EU parks trade deal with Mercosur over environmental concerns

17-10-2020 09:56 More than 15 months ago, then-president Mauricio Macri hailed the sealing of the Mercosur bloc’s historic trade agreement with the European Union. Today, as European nations express environmental concerns, ratification isn’t even close to starting.

by Fermin Koop

Wealthy Argentines flee taxes, politics to settle in Uruguay

07-10-2020 17:01 Nearly half of the 504 Argentines who’ve taken up tax residency abroad this year have chosen Uruguay.

Uruguayan Army colonel killed ‘in several countries’ during dictatorship

03-09-2020 00:40 Army colonel imprisoned for crimes during Uruguay’s 1973-1985 dictatorship admitted to killing and torturing detainees, as well as confirming existence of clandestine death flight in Argentina, according to official documents.

OAS chief Almagro under fire for removal of top rights official

01-09-2020 16:05 OAS secretary general and ombudswoman at centre of bitter feud with the leadership of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR), the region’s top rights watchdog.

70 years on from the 'Maracanazo,' Brazil and Uruguay cannot forget

15-07-2020 23:21 July 16, 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of the "Maracanazo," when hosts Brazil was beaten 2-1 by Uruguay in the final of the 1950 World Cup in front of a crowd of almost 200,000 at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The defeat inflicted crushing disappointment across Brazil and still reverberates to this day.

Buquebus' floating lab tests passengers to protect both Uruguay and Argentina

15-07-2020 14:21 Buquebus has implemented a new testing scheme for every passenger seeking to board boats back and forth from Argentina to Uruguay.

Ernesto Talvi, Uruguay's foreign minister, resigns post

01-07-2020 23:54 Talvi's move had been expected after he announced his intention last month to devote more time to his Ciudadanos political party.

In midst of Covid chaos, Uruguay is getting it right

30-06-2020 12:50 Uruguay has become an oasis in the middle of a Covid-19 storm.

Why is Uruguay beating Latin America’s coronavirus curse?

29-05-2020 13:10 Stricken neighbours take note – Uruguay has not only contained the outbreak, it has done so without a lockdown, harsh quarantines or heavy-handed policing.

by Mac Margolis

Uruguay renegotiates US$3-billion pulp plant deal with Finland's UPM

17-05-2020 08:27 Environmentalists have raised concerns over the plant's impact on Uruguay River, while Argentina lost a challenge in the International Court of Justice.

Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay jointly repatriate 386 people

15-04-2020 00:25 Group had been affected by the closure of respective borders and cancellations of commercial flights due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Uruguayan football federation lays off 400, including coach Tabárez

29-03-2020 18:44 All employees of the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF), including coach Tabarez, will receive unemployment insurance benefits since activities were suspended due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Brazil closes nearly all land borders for 15 days

19-03-2020 15:11 Ministerial decree says authorities blocking entry "by road or land" from all neighbouring countries, with the exception of Uruguay to the south.

Uruguay closes borders with Argentina in bid to block coronavirus

17-03-2020 20:33 Uruguayan government decrees state of health emergency and the partial closure of borders; number of confirmed cases rises to 50.

Uruguay withdraws from Unasur and suspends TIAR exit

11-03-2020 13:40 Foreign policy shift under new leader Luis Lacalle Pou, whose government describes the Unasur bloc as "an organisation that in fact has ceased to function.”

'Very important' nations seeking Mercosur trade deals, says Uruguay official

09-03-2020 13:45 Potential trade partners are pursuing regional commercial bloc after a sweeping deal with the European Union showed most of its members are open to business, says Ernesto Talvi.

Uruguay's Frente Amplio leaves office after 15 years of progressive rule

28-02-2020 16:36 Left-leaning coalition introduced a string of progressive measures – including marriage equality and the legalisation of marijuana – under president Tabaré Vázquez (2005-2010, 2015-2020) and José ‘Pepe’ Mujica (2010-2015).

Lacalle Pou to deliver Uruguay's first conservative government in 15 years

28-02-2020 14:35 The son of former Uruguayan president Luis Alberto Lacalle will take office on Sunday, ending 15 years of rule by the left-leaning Frente Amplio coalition.